Special Projects

Relative Story. Who was your mom before you knew her?

Photos in a family photo album capture moments. They don’t capture what else was happening at the time of the photo. What if your mom told stories on video about her earlier life before you or your kids knew her?

Hear your mom or Nonna in her own voice. See her facial micro-expressions as she unlocks some fun memories you’ve never heard before! Enjoy the similarities and differences of past decades, crack up at the humor and pass these priceless memories on to your family’s future generations.

I provide friendly, casual professional video production to capture your parent’s or great uncle’s stories and insights. No acting required! Just an engaging conversation on their earlier life. I add text, photos and licensed-free music…and provide a private video project digital file for viewing and safekeeping as a family keepsake.

Relative Greatness. Custom book project.

My projects also include creating and producing a self-published photo book biography for a 96-year matriarch. She’s admitted at six years old that she and her friend “were little terrors.” “The bridge ladies (card game) were scared of us.” This beloved family matriarch wrote several pages for each decade of her life with favorite family photos to support names, places and experiences. Her great-grandchildren will love to know what life was like for her at their ages.

The process is easier than you think (and reasonably priced!) with the help of an online platform that keeps your content private. Heavy writing skills not required! Order as few or as many photo/bio books to give to family members (because it’s not traditional publishing!)

With a background in communication and multi-media, let’s preserve these memories in an updated way so great-grandkids will know the relative stories behind the family photos.

I can also help provide secure private storage options for precious digital family files.